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IMG today announced that the second annual Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour, an interactive, fan-focused pre-game experience featuring fresh food, music, gaming, and legend appearances, will travel to 13 marquee college football games this season with an expanded footprint and enhanced programming including live music at select events.

The 2018 Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour will kick off on Sept. 8 in Gainesville, Florida when the Gators take on the Kentucky Wildcats and concludes in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl Stadium on January 1, 2019. Each stop on the tour will once again be anchored by the Wendy’s food truck serving Dave’s Singles and customized Frosty creations. The footprint features a Wendy’s-branded, double-decker activation trailer that includes a 14’ Daktronics videoboard showing live college football games, a fully-immersive VR fan zone, an outdoor stage with a DJ bringing the energy to fans, and a roof-top party deck for VIPs.

Kellogg’s returns as an associate partner in 2018 featuring Pringles Flavor Stacking, a chance to win a trip to the Cheez-It Bowl, tailgate games and celebrity meet-and-greets. Coca-Cola returns to join Wendy’s at eight of the 13 tour stops with sampling of more than 100 drink choices, including Wendy’s Exclusive Gameday Mixes on Coca-Cola Freestyle dispensers. Texas Pete joins as the newest associate partner of the 2018 Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour with additional partners expected to join in the coming weeks.

“The Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour is a hands-on, interactive experience that connects brands with passionate college football fans in their element,” said Andrew Judelson, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. “We are eager to further enhance the game day fan experience alongside our university and brand partners.”

Each stop of the Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour will feature a Facebook Live broadcast including interviews with celebrities and highlights of the partner activations and fan interactions.

The Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour will be operated by experiential shop IMG LIVE, part of cultural marketing agency Endeavor Global Marketing.

The full schedule includes stops at the following IMG College partner schools:

Sept. 8 Kentucky @ Florida

Sept. 15 USC @ Texas

Sept. 22 Stanford @ Oregon

Sept. 29 Utah @ Washington State

Oct. 6 Alabama @ Arkansas

Oct. 13 Wisconsin @ Michigan

Oct. 20 Oklahoma @ TCU

Oct. 27 Clemson @ FSU

Nov. 3 South Carolina @ Ole Miss

Nov. 10 TCU @ West Virginia

Nov. 17 Miami @ Virginia Tech

Nov. 24 Michigan @ Ohio State

Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Stadium

More details on the activations:

The Wendy’s activation will feature a branded food truck serving fresh never frozen Dave’s Singles and customized Frosty creations, and they’ll look to highlight its new delivery service via DoorDash for fans unable to experience the activation within the tour footprint. Special perks and prizing will be made available to fans onsite via the Wendy’s mobile app, and they will also bring its well-known social media voice to the tour with a live Twitter Wall, which allows fans from around the country to interact with @Wendys for a chance to be featured on the video board, and also a Twitter Mirror photobooth capturing the moment for fans. Coca-Cola Freestyle teams up with Wendy’s this season to amplify the weekend experience by hosting live music performances at four select campuses.

Kellogg’s returns with Pringles Flavor Stacking, celebrity meet-and-greets and the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a trip to the Cheez-It Bowl.

Texas Pete will be providing products, merchandise, and giveaways for several stops on the tour. They will also have information about all the signature Texas Pete products.